Binding Grasp
Fifth Edition 74 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 74
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jeff Miracola
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this Aura unless you pay 1 generic mana blue mana.
You control enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature gets +0/+1.
"What I want, I take."— Gustha Ebbasdotter, Kjeldoran royal mage
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Binding Grasp was first released in the Fifth Edition core set of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 1997. It is a blue enchantment card designed to manipulate the board state by untapping a creature and granting the player control over it. The card functions as a classic example of the 'control magic' archetype that defined early blue deck strategies, focusing on temporary theft to disrupt an opponent’s momentum during crucial turns.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Melissa A. Benson, a prominent contributor to the game’s early aesthetic. Benson’s work often featured a distinctive, painterly style that emphasized fantasy atmosphere over hyper-realism. While the card did not achieve the competitive ubiquity of older, more powerful counterparts from the game's earliest sets, it remains a nostalgic piece of 1990s card design that reflects the era's focus on experimental mechanical interactions.
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